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Repair of a Leak at the Round Window of the Ear

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 69667

Seals a leak at the round window, one of the two membrane-covered openings between the middle ear and the inner ear. When that membrane tears, inner-ear fluid escapes and causes sudden hearing loss, ringing, and dizziness. The middle ear is opened and a small patch of the person's own tissue is laid over the opening to seal it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of a Leak at the Round Window of the Ear cost?

$3,916

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,916 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,778$1,318 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,413 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,778

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$3,916

$1,778 physician + $2,138 facility

OK $7,412MD $2,297

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.